White Sox's Gregory Santos: Elbow inflammation ends season
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Santos was placed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with right elbow inflammation.
Given that he last pitched Sept. 16, Santos will be ineligible to return this season. He was given an opportunity to run with the closer's role after the trade deadline, but Santos logged a 6.00 ERA and 1.47 WHIP while going 3-for-6 in save situations over the past six weeks. Bryan Shaw, who blew a save Tuesday, and Aaron Bummer are presumably next up for save chances the rest of the way.
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White Sox's Gregory Santos: Crumbles in ninth inning
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Santos (2-1) took the loss and blew a save against the Cubs on Wednesday, allowing three runs on two hits and one walk without retiring a batter.
Santos recorded a 1.2-inning save Tuesday and looked dominant with three strikeouts without allowing a baserunner. His outing Wednesday was entirely different, as he faced three batters and gave up a double, a walk and a walk-off, three-run homer to blow the save. Despite the rough appearance, Santos probably won't lose the ninth-inning job since he had been solid prior to the misstep, collecting three saves and posting an 8:1 K:BB over 6.2 innings while giving up just one run in five prior appearances since he moved into the closer role July 28.
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White Sox's Gregory Santos: Five-out save
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Santos did not allow a baserunner across 1.2 scoreless innings while striking out three to earn the save Tuesday against the Cubs.
Santos entered the game with the bases empty in the eighth frame and was dominant on the way to his third save since taking over the full-time closer role for the White Sox. He's been used to record more than three outs in three of his last six appearances, a span during which he's maintained a 2.16 ERA and 0.96 WHIP with a 9:1 K:BB across 8.1 innings.
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White Sox's Gregory Santos: Returns from bereavement
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Santos was activated from the bereavement list Tuesday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
He had been away from the club since Saturday. Santos is in the mix for saves and is perhaps even the favorite to serve as the closer in the White Sox' makeshift bullpen.
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White Sox's Gregory Santos: Lands on bereavement list
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Santos was placed on the bereavement list Saturday.
Santos appears to have taken over as Chicago's closer, but he'll step away from the team for 3-to-7 days for personal reasons. Aaron Bummer is likely the top option for saves until Santos rejoins the White Sox.
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White Sox's Gregory Santos: Possible waiver wire pickups
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The White Sox traded Kendall Graveman to the Astros on Friday, and conveniently enough, a save chance came up that very same day. It went to Santos, which made for a helpful tip of the hand, but then Scott Merkin, beat writer for MLB.com, actually used the word "closer" to describe him, adding this from pitching coach Ethan Katz: "He's been the talk around baseball. People are very curious about him. We get a lot of good feedback from other teams." That description may be an exaggeration given that Santos has been a bit hittable by closer standards, but at least until Liam Hendriks (elbow inflammation) is healthy, he would appear to have the role all to himself. That said, if you're choosing between him and the Mets new closer, Brooks Raley, I'd pick Raley.
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White Sox's Gregory Santos: Earns first save
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Santos allowed two runs on three hits in one inning of work against Oakland on Sunday. He struck out one and earned a save.
Santos was given his first save chance of the year and converted it despite coughing up a pair of runs. Despite the shaky outing, he owns a 2.95 ERA with a 42:10 K:BB through 42.2 innings this season. However, he had a 1.95 ERA through 28 games but has given up seven runs over his last 10.1 innings. Kendall Graveman and Reynaldo Lopez were not used Sunday.
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White Sox's Gregory Santos: Acquired by White Sox
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Santos (groin) was acquired by the White Sox from the Giants on Thursday in exchange for Kade McClure, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
Santos was designated for assignment earlier this week and has now found a new home. The 23-year-old spent most of 2022 in the minors and had his season end prematurely due to a groin injury.
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Giants' Gregory Santos: Lands on 60-day IL
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Santos was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento and placed on the 60-day injured list Tuesday with a right groin strain, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The right-hander was placed on the 7-day IL over the weekend by Sacramento, and the Giants called up him and moved him to the 60-day IL to free up a spot on the 40-man roster. Santos posted a 4.91 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 34:20 K:BB across 33 innings at Triple-A this year and is set to miss the rest of the season.
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Giants' Gregory Santos: Returns to Triple-A
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Santos was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
Santos was promoted from Sacramento on Sunday and will return there after giving up two runs in two innings during Monday's contest. He has a 3.70 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 23:13 K:BB across 24.1 innings at Triple-A this year.
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Giants' Gregory Santos: Returns to Triple-A
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Santos was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Santos was promoted from Sacramento on Thursday and will return there after firing 1.2 scoreless innings during his lone appearance for the Giants. He could rejoin the big-league club later in the season when bullpen depth is needed.
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Giants' Gregory Santos: Headed to majors
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Santos was recalled by the Giants on Thursday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Santos hasn't experienced much success with Triple-A Sacramento to begin the season, maintaining a 4.50 ERA with a 1.67 WHIP and 10:6 K:BB across 12 innings. He'll provide depth in the bullpen for the big-league club during a bullpen game Thursday, though his stint with the big-league club could be short-lived.
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Giants' Gregory Santos: Suspended for PEDs
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Santos was handed an 80-game suspension Tuesday after testing positive for Stanozolol, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
Santos appeared in three games after being called up to the majors in late June, allowing six runs (five earned) on five hits and two walks while fanning three. He was a candidate to potentially rejoin the Giants' bullpen later this season, but that appears extremely unlikely now, as he'll be ineligible to pitch at any level during San Francisco's next 80 games.
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Giants' Gregory Santos: Optioned to alternate site
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Santos was optioned to the Giants' alternate training site Wednesday, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Santos is going to be an important part of San Francisco's bullpen later this season and in future years, but the team is going to ease him into that role. He will get more seasoning against minor-league competition in the short term but should be back up sometime in the coming weeks.
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Giants' Gregory Santos: Struggles in extra-inning loss
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Santos (0-2) allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits and a walk with one strikeout in Tuesday's extra-inning loss to the Rockies.
Santos gave up back-to-back home runs to Ryan McMahon and C.J. Cron, and the Giants weren't able to dig out of that hole. After beginning his big-league career with a scoreless inning, Santos has given up six runs (five earned) over his last two outings, both losses. He'll need to produce better results to continue getting high-leverage assignments.
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Giants' Gregory Santos: Falls apart Saturday
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Santos (0-1) failed to retire a batter, allowing three runs on two hits and a walk to take the loss Saturday versus the Marlins.
Santos dazzled with a perfect inning versus the Marlins in his major-league debut Thursday, but his second outing was significantly worse. He allowed a tiebreaking two-run home run to Jesus Aguilar, then allowed Garrett Cooper to get aboard with a single. Wandy Peralta relieved Santos and allowed the inherited runner to score. The 21-year-old Santos has a fiery fastball and a good slider and should continue to pitch in mid-to-high leverage roles if he can avoid making too many mistakes.
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Giants' Gregory Santos: Dazzles in MLB debut
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Santos struck out two and did not allow a baserunner in one inning Thursday against the Marlins in his big-league debut.
He needed 16 pitches to complete a perfect first big-league inning, using 11 sliders and five fastballs. His combination of a 98 mph four-seam fastball and an ability to land his hard slider for strikes makes Santos an imposing late-inning reliever already. Jake McGee has a pretty firm hold on the closer's role, but if he were to stumble, Santos could immediately jump into the ninth-inning mix.
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Giants' Gregory Santos: Recalled by Giants
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Santos was recalled by the Giants on Thursday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Santos was added to the 40-man roster in November to protect him from the Rule 5 draft, but he was unable to break camp with the major-league club. Although the right-hander hasn't pitched above Low-A, he'll now be available to make his big-league debut against the Marlins' lineup, which has plenty of right-handed hitters. Santos is unlikely to pitch in high-leverage situations for the Giants.
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Giants' Gregory Santos: Sent to minors
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The Giants optioned Santos to their minor-league camp Monday.
Santos has yet to pitch above the Low-A level, so he likely wasn't a serious candidate to break camp with the Giants. After losing a year of development time due to the cancellation of the 2020 minor-league season, Santos will likely begin the upcoming campaign at High-A Eugene or Double-A Richmond.
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Giants' Gregory Santos: Shielded from Rule 5 draft
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Santos' contract was purchased by the Giants on Friday.
Santos logged a 2.86 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 26:9 K:BB in 34.2 innings (eight starts) at Low-A in 2019. He is working on improving his third-pitch changeup and his command, which will determine whether he ends up as a back-end starter or reliever. Look for him to open the year at High-A or Double-A.
